A winter storm bearing snow, rain, and strong winds has caused widespread power outages and hazardous driving conditions across Newfoundland. Environment Canada has issued severe weather warnings for much of the province.
More than 9,000 Newfoundland Power customers are without power on Sunday as the province faces a winter storm with snow, rain and strong winds. Environment Canada has issued weather warnings for the majority of Newfoundland and parts of Labrador, with messy weather forecast through the day into Monday morning. Western Newfoundland is expected to see around 10 centimeters of snow along with 80 kilometer-an-hour winds, which could result in poor driving conditions and low visibility on roads.
Similarly, poor visibility is expected in the area surrounding Port aux Basques, where up to 15 centimeters of snow is expected along with 100 kilometer-an-hour winds. In the St. John’s area, the weather agency is calling for rainfall between 20 and 40 millimeters which could result in localized flooding in low-lying areas. In eastern and northeastern Newfoundland, Environment Canada is warning of wind gusts between 90 and 120 kilometers an hour, which the weather agency warns could cause damage to roof shingles and windows
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